Overview
Japan's Autumn 2026 long-term JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers intake for Japanese nationals seeking one- to two-year assignments supporting communities in developing countries and Japanese-descendant communities in Latin America.
Complete opportunity details
Long-term assignments are generally two years, with some one-year requests. JICA advertises roles across planning and administration, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, human resources, health and medical services, social welfare and other fields. JICA determines deployment dates and itineraries by host country.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must hold Japanese nationality and have a birth date from 4 October 1956 through 2 November 2007. Applicants must submit an accepted language certificate and meet at least JICA's D-level language requirement, alongside the other conditions in the official call. The programme is for single-person deployment.
Tips for this other opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Read the complete official source and confirm eligibility, deadlines, required documents and any fees before applying.
- Prepare required materials early and keep proof of submission.
- Use the original source link on Job and Scholarship for the final application or registration step.
Verification notes
Primary JICA Autumn 2026 long-term recruitment pages checked on 2026-09-06 UTC. The application and health-document deadline is 2 October 2026 at 23:59 Japan time, normalized to 14:59 UTC. JICA support information confirms country-specific living allowance, housing support arrangements and round-trip travel between Japan and the host country; these are programme support rather than salary.
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